During the training programme, the participating police officers were sensitized about the Concept, Nature, Areas and Need of Social Defence and also to understand the core idea and preview of social defence, role of Police Officers in issues related to old age care and crime against elderly and other social defence issues.

The training Programme schedule was chalked out meticulously and every effort was made to cover the different issues on Social Defence- like Magnitude of the old age care Policy and Programmes, Salient features of Maintenance and Welfare of parent and senior Citizens Act 2014, Crime against Elderly, community Policing for elderly people and role of Police on Prevention and control of these Crimes. Drug Abuse it’s nature, classification, types & identification of NDPS, Reasons of Drug abuse repercussions, programmes and schemes, Drug Abuse treatment, counseling and replace prevention, Provisions of different legislations on drug Abuse and role of police in Prevention and control of drug abuse, Problems of Destitute,related state legislation’s and role of police, Role of Media and network on Social Defence particularly Drug Abuse and Elderly Issues. The participants also visited the old age home Udhampur and held firsthand knowledge and experience while interacting with the elderly inmates.